Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29
4 VERY SMiLI GREAT MIN.

III IL our purpose ana policy To Try 10 90
exact Justice 10 our political opponents.
when We notice them at all. and therefore.
when, On information. 1t had been stated
in our local department that Mr.. Mills. the
prohibition candidate for the Office Of lieu
tenant governor. had been expelled frsm
the Oberlin theological seminary, we with
drew the charge. editorially, the next day,
As We had no personal knowledge ~ to the
truth of the assertion. but We at once tsok
measures to ascertain the facts a. TO the
matter from the highest possible source
namely. Rev. James II. Fairchild. ID. D..
president of the college. who responded TO
letter of inquiry from an attache of the
REruBLIC. rs follows:
oRERLIN CoLIEGE. Sept. -, 1887.
To the Editor of the Republic:
DEAR SIE-Mr. Walter I. Mills was not
a member OF our theological school, but OF
the senior college class. He was not pN-
peiied. bnt advised 70 leave and connect
hiu:selt with another college. because of a
grave mistake 10 made in firing q pistol
not INTO a crowd. but as he claims. over
the heads Of a rough crowd of serenaders
gathered about his house.
Yours very truly.
JAMES II. FAIRCnILp.
Prest. Oberiin College
II seems that Mr. Mills was not expelled
from the theological seminary. simply be-
cause he was not q student in that lnsti-
tuition. but he was advised to leave"
the senior college class. as his fur
thrr connection with the institution. in
any capacity. seemed undesirable. as man
who had no more sense than to ire pistol
at or over a crowd of young men, was not
considered a good student or q safe per
son TO be at large in the town. Ii seems
that this Mills did not connect himself. as
advised 10, with ''some other college," but
started out at once as great Christian @
refurmer. no doubt well heeled with a re-
volyer. with which TO back up the for.e of
his logic and argument. when they failed TO
convince his audiences. This smart little
person was advertised in various places ss
Professor" Mills, of Oherlin. no doubt to
the great chagrin OF Mills. who is very
modest little fellow. but this cat wouldn't
fight, for it was very soon ascertained from
Ostiln that the fellow WAS not only not a
Professor, but not a .tuden; OF the col
lege. having voluntarily accepted the hint
of the faculty to leave.
This is the sort of chap who is now the
orator Of the prohibition party OF Ohio, our
cd friend, Mr.. Morris Sharpe, of Washing
ton c. H.. the candidate for tine chief mag
is;racy. having had his intellectual fires ex-
t;nguished by this ''little giant" as we be-
lieve Mills now adyertises himself
Mills seems to be really OF the opinion
thai he is a tremendously smart and great
pSrsOn. He recently lied sbou: Governor
Foraker and was quickly stepped on BY
that gentleman. The next achievement of
Mills was Ia announce that he had ..an-
saered" the governors article in The Forum.
and than followed a challenge To the GOV
baAor tod1eet him Mills, On the stump and
''aiscuss- the ssues of the campaign.
Should this Sa aeceptsd. great pains
should be taken TO find a stump with no
cracks in it. else the little giant" might
fall into one and be utterly and forever lost
TO his party. his country and civilization.
such catastrophe is too terrible 10 con-
template for moment
This is the msn who has been placed in
the leadership OF the prohibition party in
Ohio. and VIII" fires himself off at SIS a
nisht-or S32 for two nights-cheily III
,elt-deteEse and selfgloriiicaiicn. and vino
must be paid. promptly. in cash. by the un-
fortunates who are So kind Ito HIM as 10
lis en 20 him. We call the attention Of the
press OF OHIO to this sssinine and insigniti-
.ant little person. who will actually explode
and spoil il somebody don't pay him some
attention.